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SUMMARY:Write to Win! Young Writers’ Contest Writing Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 5\, 2025\, 3:30–5:30 pm ETGrades 3 to 6; bilingual. Registration required. \n\n\n\nCome write or polish your story or poem with help from author Monique Polak\, and we’ll help you get it ready to submit for the contest!  \n\n\n\nNote: The contest deadline has been extended to Monday\, March 17 \n\n\n\nEveryone who submits a story or poem could to win a Jansport backpack along with all the other great prizes that go with winning the contest!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-to-win-young-writers-contest-writing-clinic/
LOCATION:Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library\, 5851 Cavendish Blvd\, Côte Saint-Luc\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Write to Win! Young Writers’ Contest Writing Party
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 6\, 2025\, 3:30–6:00 pm ETGrades 3 to 6; bilingual. Registration required. \n\n\n\nStories are due tomorrow (Friday March 7)! Still need help or inspiration? Submit your story or poem to the Roslyn and Max Margles Young Writers’ Contest\, or write one today with help from author Monique Polak (3:30-5:30). Snacks will be served!  \n\n\n\nNote: The contest deadline has been extended to Monday\, March 17. Everyone who submits is entered to win a Jansport backpack along with all the other great prizes that go with winning the contest!  
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-to-win-young-writers-contest-writing-party/
LOCATION:Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library\, 5851 Cavendish Blvd\, Côte Saint-Luc\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Black Cake\, Turtle Soup\, and Other Dilemmas
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore for the highly anticipated Montreal launch of Black Cake\, Turtle Soup\, and Other Dilemmas! This special event offers a unique opportunity to celebrate literature\, storytelling\, and the voices that shape our cultural narratives. \n\n\n\nEnjoy an evening of live readings\, an engaging discussion\, and a Q&A session with the author\, who will delve into the themes of the book and its powerful storytelling. As we approach International Women’s Day\, this event will spark meaningful conversations about identity\, heritage\, and the experiences of women in literature. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss your chance to meet the author\, get a signed copy\, and connect with fellow book lovers in an intimate and welcoming setting.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-black-cake-turtle-soup-and-other-dilemmas/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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SUMMARY:Poets for the Montreal Tenants' Union (SLAM-MATU)
DESCRIPTION:A benefit night of poetry & music for the Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union / Syndicat des locataries Mtl (SLAM-MATU). \n\n\n\nWith:Ahmad Al-khatatAlex SadeumBryan SentesDarby Minott BradfordDeanna RadfordGeorge SlobodzianKelly Norah DrukkerMarilou CraftNorman NawrockiIanna Book (musique ambiante) \n\n\n\nPWYC suggested donation: $5-$20
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poets-for-the-montreal-tenants-union-matu/
LOCATION:Bar Milton-Parc Co-op\, 3714 avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Reading
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 7\, 2025\, 12:30 pm–3:00 pmFree\, In PersonQWF Office (Room 3\, 1200 Atwater Ave.\, Westmount)\n\n\n\nRegister for the session by filling out the RSVP form below. \n\n\n\nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \n\n\n\nJoin us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! \n\n\n\nDo all that writing you’ve been meaning to do\, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25-minute bursts\, with 5-minute breaks in between. \n\n\n\nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member.  \n\n\n\nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n\n\n12:30–12:55: Writing 112:55–1:00: Break1:00–1:25: Writing 21:25–1:30: Break1:30–1:55: Writing 31:55–2:00: Break2:00–2:25: Writing 42:25–2:30: Break2:30–2:55: Writing 5 \n\n\n\nTo register\, RSVP below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGetting to the QWF Office\n\n\n\nOur office is located on the top floor of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, in Room 3. \n\n\n\nAddress: 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3Westmount\, QC H3Z 1X4 \n\n\n\nClosest Metro: Atwater Station \n\n\n\nClosest Bus lines: 24\, 63\, 90\, 104\, 138\, 144\, 150 \n\n\n\nAccessibility:\n\n\n\nThe QWF Office is fully accessible by wheelchair from the side entrance on Tupper Street. Once inside\, there is an elevator to the second floor\, where the QWF office is. \n\n\n\nLearn more about the office location and accessibility.
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LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Magic & the Nitty-gritty of Writing Prose
DESCRIPTION:This two-day workshop is for writers of prose (fiction or nonfiction) seeking to make the most of their writing practice and create quality\, publishable work. It is geared to both beginner and intermediate writers. \n\n\n\nDuring the course of two consecutive Saturdays\, the workshop will explore: \n\n\n\n\nThe magic of the creative process\n\n\n\n\nThe impulse to write is personal\, intangible\, and beautiful. It is also often fraught with obstacles\, such as a lack of focus or time\, and fear. The workshop will include a review of bolstering techniques to enhance and energize your writing practice. \n\n\n\n\nThe nitty-gritty of storytelling\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop will cover the craft of writing\, with an intensive review of the fundamentals of narrative prose. Topics include characterization and voice\, pacing and structure\, time and setting\, suspense and drama\, and how to refine your work through redrafting and editing with a view to being published. \n\n\n\nOptional: Participants will be invited to submit up to one page (double-spaced) of an opening to a story\, essay\, or chapter. Each submission will be discussed during the final day of the workshop in a friendly\, respectful\, and inclusive manner. \n\n\n\nThere will also be ample opportunities for writers to share their preoccupations and ask questions. By the end of the second Saturday\, participants should leave with a toolkit for pursuing artistic excellence and a strengthened sense of confidence. \n\n\n\nCora Siré is a novelist\, poet\, and short story writer. She is the author of five books\, including Fear the Mirror (Véhicule Press\, 2021)\, a hybrid collection of stories and memoir. Her novel\, Behold Things Beautiful\, was a finalist for the 2017 QWF Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. \n\n\n\nCora’s stories\, essays\, and poems have appeared in many anthologies and magazines in Canada\, the US\, Mexico\, and Europe. Her work has been translated into French and Spanish. Based in Montréal\, she often writes of elsewheres\, drawing on her encounters in faraway places and her family’s history of displacement.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-magic-the-nitty-gritty-of-writing-prose/2025-03-08/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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